City To Surf
Last night I had a poke around the big smoke (the city — not the bushfires). A little glow-up over the skyline, a nice reminder that this is a pretty special place to live. Back at Bondi this morning and the waves have done exactly what the forecast promised — dissipated. We’re down to 1-footers, […]
Redemption
Interesting week ahead… it’s about to get proper hot as we wrap up the final days of spring. Tomorrow hits 31º, Wednesday cranks to 35º and it’s basically bluebird skies until Friday. Redemption for last week’s gloom. And good news — the swell drought is officially broken. Tomorrow and Wednesday should serve up fun waves […]
High Tide Hijack
There was promise of an overnight swell bump, but I’m pretty sure the 7:48 am high tide swallowed it whole for the sunrise crew. There’s a wave if you’re riding a 100-litre aircraft carrier, and yes—three banks are technically “in operation”—but wow, it is BUSY. After a long run of tiny surf, everyone’s twitching for […]
Moody Mondays
Yesterday’s long-period south swell (14 seconds!) had us frothing — proper grunt, long lines, and fun peaks. This morning? We’re on the leftovers. It’s shrunk to about a third of the size, and in true long-period fashion, the gaps between sets are big enough to make a coffee, and still paddle back out before the […]
Fizzled
That south pulse has fizzled, leaving us with waist-high dribbles this morning. The ocean looked a bit junky at sunrise — like it couldn’t quite make up its mind. The midweek crew was out in force, and Bondi was buzzing at dawn. With the warmer temps and lighter mornings, you can feel the place gearing […]
Back in the Groove
I’m baaaaaack.Yep, back on the tools and Bondi morning rituals. Survived the school holidays (a bit weary), and the punks are nearly back at school. Tomorrow we can drop-punt the mongrels over the school gate! Sayonara! Hasn’t summer kicked in early? Not complaining — small waves, but not flat. Chilly water, warm air, and that […]
Off the Beaten Track
About 1.5 million Aussies jet to Indo every year. Not all of them are rocking braided hair and Bintang singlets in Kuta — the far-flung corners of Indonesia are mind-blowing, raw, untouched… and that’s where I keep coming back to. I’ve clocked 30–40 Indo runs over the years, shooting, posting, living it. By far my […]
Rain Coming
Looking out the window you’d be hard-pressed to think rain is coming. Apart from that southerly kicking up, you’d swear we were in for another blue-bird Bondi day. Forecast says a sprinkle might sneak through around lunchtime, but the real stuff will drift in late arvo, between 4 and 5. Nothing major though – not […]
26 degrees.
One of the first truly warm days is here. The mercury is pushing up to 26 today, and it’s already a very comfortable 25 degrees as I write this riveting editorial. That’s about 5.3 °C above the usual high for the date. The numbers for the people who like stats:Sunrise: 05:53Sunset: 17:46 Low tide: 9amHigh […]
Bronny
With the recent storms and a highly agitated ocean, we thought Bronte would provide a bit more shelter, and be tamer…it was, but still pretty rogue. Bronte is a funny wave, I lived right in front of it for 4 years and watched all its moods. It’s a wave that can look good, but often […]
Full-blown mess
It’s been far from stellar in the mornings lately. Today was a full-blown mess—onshore, windswept, rainy, dark junk. Bondi looked deserted, the sand empty for a second day straight, as we all hid indoors waiting for a break. By 2pm though, the clouds finally cracked open. That heavy blanket lifted, and Bondi started looking like […]
Big Moon
WE ARE BACK.Can you feel it? First proper warm morning of the season, and like clockwork, the Bondi faithful poured back in with the dawn light. Both in abundance. The swell? Waist-to-chest sets, nothing to write home about. A short, abrupt shorey tried its best to entertain, but with the returning crowd clogging every takeoff, […]
Crispy Bondi
South Bondi turned on a tidy little morning — clean lines, waist-to-chest high, and a few fun peelers for the early crowd. Sunshine’s back, and so are the people, after that stretch of dodgy weather. Today tops out at 17°C, drops to 13°C tonight. Tomorrow brings 13mm of rain, but it’s just a hit-and-run — […]